Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Chapter 50 Auction House



"Eh? You're here too?"

A surprised voice interrupted the trio's conversation.

Xiao Yi looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhang Kang watching them with a look of disdain on his face.

Chen Di and Huo Zhen followed behind Zhang Kang.

Huo Zhen nodded towards the three as a greeting.

Chen Di, with a look of contempt, sneered, "Uncle Zhang, it seems that the Imperial City Auction House is really going downhill under the pressure of your Treasure Pavilion, allowing just anyone to join the auction, eh?"

"Xu Lai is truly getting worse at handling things, placing such people next to me. The Imperial City Auction House will really fall into decline under his management."

Zhang Kang also showed a face of disgust, waving over to two guards not far away. Once they approached, he said, "Tell your manager Xu to throw these three out, or at least move them to a corner. They're a blight on my sight!"

Chen Di arrogantly said, "They're just country bumpkins from some backwater village, what money would they have to attend your auction?"

"This..."

The two guards looked at each other and said, "Manager Zhang, we're terribly sorry, we'll go and call Manager Xu right away!"

A few moments later.

Xu Lai arrived in front of them, greeting Zhang Kang with a friendly smile: "Manager Zhang, you honor us with your presence; apologies for not welcoming you from farther away!"

Although the two parties were competitors, they maintained a cordial facade on the surface.

Zhang Kang spoke indifferently, "Manager Xu, you're not being very fair in the way you handle things! I could overlook not being assigned a private box, but to have these three country bumpkins seated next to me is an insult to me, Zhang Kang, isn't it?"

Chen Di chimed in from the side, "Yeah, Manager Xu, just look at the three of them, their clothes and taste don't resemble that of high society. Look at that woman; she doesn't even have a single decent piece of jewelry on her. These lowly people should be..."

Slap!

Before he could finish.

Chen Di's face was struck by a slap, the bright red mark bringing a burning pain.

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes, his gaze as if choosing his prey, and spoke deliberately, "Say another word, and I'll kill you!"

"You, you dare to hit me? You..." Chen Di's eyes were filled with rage and despair as he roared.

Zhang Kang was furious, "Boy, you are too presumptuous!" He turned to Xu Lai, "Manager Xu, this incident happened in your Imperial City Auction House, aren't you going to intervene?"

Xu Lai looked at Zhang Kang coldly and said indifferently, "Indeed, this matter requires attention!"

Chen Di looked at Xiao Yi triumphantly, "Kid, did you hear Manager Xu's words? Aren't you going to kneel down and apologize to your grandma..."

Slap!

Another slap resounded.

However, this time it was not Xiao Yi who struck, but Xu Lai.

He stared at the trio with a cold face and said, each word enunciated clearly, "Any guest who enters the Imperial City Auction House is a distinguished guest, and we treat all guests without discrimination. If you feel humiliated sitting here, feel free to leave on your own. Whoever dares to point fingers at our guests will have to deal with me. What's more, in my eyes, Lin Lai, you don't even qualify to carry Xiao's shoes!"

"You, I..."

Chen Di's face alternated between green and white.

She never imagined that Xu Lai would side with Xiao Yi and his companions. Her eyes were bloodshot, filled with grievance and confusion.

In her view, having the support of a seat like Zhang Kang's should have made her status much higher than Xiao Yi's.

Lin Lai should have been on her side.

But instead, Lin Lai completely disregarded her and showed Xiao Yi utmost respect.

Zhang Kang's gaze shifted repeatedly, knowing this was Lin Lai's territory; he saw no need to antagonize Lin Lai over Chen Di and snorted coldly, "Fine, since Manager Xu said so, I naturally can't disregard his face." He promptly sat down to the side, and seeing Zhang Kang keep silent, Chen Di naturally did not dare to speak another word.

Only Huo Zhen was left on the side, quietly sighing and nodding at Xiao Yi, mouthing an apology.

Xiao Yi nodded slightly in response.

Xu Lai asked, "Xiao, would you like me to change their seats?"

Hiss!

Zhang Kang and his companions' faces turned pale at once.

If Xu Lai had slapped her because Xiao Yi was also there to participate in the auction, it was to show a gesture to the other guests.

But now...

Xu Lai actually showed such sincere respect towards Xiao Yi, which undoubtedly indicated there were other, deeper reasons.

This young man must be extraordinary!

Realizing this, Zhang Kang glared fiercely at Chen Di, "Didn't you say they were just country bumpkins who had never seen the world?"

Chen Di looked wronged, "I, I didn't know either..."

Zhang Kang was speechless.

A moment later.

The auction officially began.

As each item was presented on stage, Xiao Yi showed no interest in any of them, and thus never made a move.

In contrast, Chen Di had already helped Huo Zhen bid for a third-grade Element Weapon, costing over two million Silver, her face was full of smugness as she provocatively looked at Xiao Yi and his group, "Who else in the first row hasn't bid for anything? Just you three country bumpkins, are you purely here to watch the show?"

Xiao Yi glanced at her, "Talk nonsense again, and I'll tear your mouth apart!"

"I..."

Chen Di opened her mouth but then, remembering the slap Xiao Yi had delivered without mercy earlier, she swallowed her words back down.

Xiao Yi paid no attention to Chen Di and instead focused on the auction stage.

"The next Element Weapon is a whip, named Purple Dragon. It is said to be crafted from the tendons of a demonic beast with the bloodline of a Purple Dragon, known as Purple Blood Jiao, and is a fourth-grade Element Weapon. The starting bid is five million Silver, is anyone interested?" the auctioneer said.

"Five million!"

"Five million five hundred thousand..."

One after another, powerful individuals placed their bids.

Quietly holding Fang Qingzhu's hand, Xiao Yi chuckled, "Do you like it?"

Fang Qingzhu nodded.

Xiao Yi then declared, "Ten million!"

Hisss!

The crowd sucked in a breath of cold air.

Ten million Silver?

This was already close to the limit value of the Purple Dragon Whip. The auctioneer, excited, exclaimed, "Ten million Silver for the first time, ten million Silver for the second time... any higher bids? Ten million Silver for the third time, sold!"

The moment the auction hammer fell, Chen Di shouted, "Wait a moment!" Continue your saga on empire

All eyes turned toward Chen Di.

Pointing at Xiao Yi, Chen Di angrily declared, "They definitely can't produce ten million Silver; he's deliberately driving up the price!"

"What?"

"Someone is deliberately raising the price? Daring to cause trouble in the Capital's auction house, does this kid no longer wish to live?"

Faced with everyone's questioning,

Xiao Yi delivered a slap, "smack," flipping Chen Di onto the ground. In a flash, he was by her side, his foot grinding her face into the ground for a few seconds as he spoke coldly, "Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"

"Xiao, please wait!"

Xu rushed over, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, "Xiao, may I ask for a favor for my sake?"

Though the Royal Capital's auction house had the royal family as its backing, Chen Di's status was not simple either; if she died here, it would ultimately bring trouble to him.

Xiao Yi frowned.

Huo Zhen stepped forward and said, "Xiao, please let Chen Di off this time. I promise she won't provoke you again!"

"Huo Zhen, why are you pleading with him? My father is a third-grade officer in the current administration. I don't believe he'd really dare to kill me..."

Chen Di was gnashing her teeth, venomously shouting, "Bastard, you'd better let me go now, and then kneel down and apologize to me. Otherwise, when my father takes action, I'm going to have you chopped into a thousand pieces. And that cheap woman with you, I'll sell her to a brothel..."

Before she could finish speaking,

Bang!

Xiao Yi stomped down, crushing Chen Di's head...


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